Perlite: A Hydroponic Growing Medium for Your Garden

Perlite is cheap, inert, and helps hold moisture and air in the root zone.

Perlite as hydroponic growing medium. Image from Canva

Have you ever grown a plant before? If so, you probably used soil to do it.

What if there was a better way? A way that doesn’t involve all the nutrients leaching out of your soil and into the groundwater? A way where you could control the amount of water and nutrients your plant gets?

Well, there is hydroponics! There are many alternatives for soil to use as a hydroponic growing medium.

Here I will discuss one of the growing mediums for hydroponic gardens. It is Perlite.

Perlite is cheap, inert, and helps hold moisture and air in the root zone. So if you’re searching for an alternative to soil or want to try out hydroponics, try with Perlite.

What Are Perlite and Its Benefits for Hydroponic Gardening?

Perlite is a volcanic glass that pops and creates small air pockets when heated, .

Benefits of using Perlite as a Hydroponic Growing Medium:

• These air pockets make Perlite a great hydroponic growing medium because they hold in moisture and allow for good airflow.